Before the budget debates even start
If the projects are not the product of rational planning, technical assessment, and genuine need, but instead are the result of political patronage, the…
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If the projects are not the product of rational planning, technical assessment, and genuine need, but instead are the result of political patronage, the…
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In our country, 2025 was one such terrible year. Especially for the President. What’s sad for him is that most of his troubles were self-inflicted.
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The lechon sits at the centre of our holiday tables...and in my uneasy thoughts.
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Wilcon Depot went public in 2017, raising a little over P7 billion in capital through its initial public offering. Bosch-Ong described the milestone as a…
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Malacañang on Sunday leaned into what critics have dismissed as a revisionist spin, insisting that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s warning of a “sad…
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‘When access to health care depends on a politician’s endorsement, something deeply wrong has taken root not only legally but morally.’
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‘All of the easing moves by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, which started late last year up to now, could only do so much.’
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Jobs and prices led to the freefall of the president’s approval ratings, which an analyst said was among the lowest levels in contemporary political history.
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The acting manager of Manila’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO) filed criminal and administrative complaints with the Office of the Ombudsman, alleging…
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But, as the clock struck midnight on 25 December, the promise became just one of the long list of unfulfilled vows lying in tatters in the Palace.
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Ayon kay Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Legarda Leviste, maaaring patotohanan ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Independent…
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The number of construction projects covered by approved building permits reached 12,705 in October 2025 — a 22.6 percent drop from 16,405 in the same month…
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As the Christmas season winds down and the lights dim across the provinces, questions linger over where public money flowed while the nation was distracted by…
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In the House of Representatives, pork swelled to almost double the National Expenditure Program.
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Recto has defended the transfer of excess funds, including P89.9 billion from PhilHealth and P117 billion from the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp, saying he…
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The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in the United States has been fighting for the rights of Black Americans since its founding in 2013. Its Oklahoma City…
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The fallout from the flood control scandal that allegedly involved officials of the House of Representatives did not end with investigations. It reached…
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As a senior DPWH official, Cabral was allegedly central to the handling of budget allocations under the allocables scheme.
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